In the conversation, Netanyahu expressed staunch opposition on Israel's part to the framework deal, describing it as posing a "grave danger to Israel, the region and the world." The prime minister told Obama that only this week an Iranian general said that "Israel's destruction isn't up for negotiation." Netanyahu also said that these days Iran is stepping up the armament of its terrorist offshoots in the region with the purpose of attacking Israel. "This deal will legitimize the Iranian nuclear program, strengthen the Iranian economy and bolster the Iranian aggression and terror across the Middle East and beyond," he told Obama. "Such a deal will not block Iran's path to the bomb. To the contrary, it will pave it." - www.haaretz.com